With Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

As well as the movies released in cinemas this weekend this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Backrooms
• Pressure
• Tuner
• The Breadwinner

Backrooms

• The movie is from director Kane Parsons.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor who also starred in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025).
• The film also stars Mark Duplass who's last movie was Bombshell (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Pressure

• The movie is directed by Anthony Maras, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Anthony Maras also directed Hotel Mumbai in 2019.
• It stars Andrew Scott who also starred in The Stag (2014).
• The film also stars Brendan Fraser who's last movie was Rental Family (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Tuner

• The movie is directed by Daniel Roher, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Daniel Roher also directed Ghosts of Our Forest in 2017.
• It stars Leo Woodall who also starred in Cherry (2021).
• The film also stars Dustin Hoffman who's last movie was Megalopolis (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

The Breadwinner

• The movie is directed by Eric Appel, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Eric Appel also directed This Show Will Get You High in 2010.
• It stars Nate Bargatze who also starred in The Breadwinner (2026).
• The film also stars Mandy Moore who's last movie was Midway (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 3 new movies released

• Toxic - Thursday, 4th June
• Power Ballad - Friday, 5th June
• Masters of the Universe - Friday, 5th June

As the UK goes back into lockdown in 2020 what were the big movies at the box office over the last 30 years.

Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.

A year ago (2019) -

No. 1 movie: - Joker which had been at the top for 5 weeks and with a total gross of £51.6 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Doctor Sleep directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Ewan McGregor and Rebecca Ferguson which entered the box office at number 4.

Longest run: - Downton Abbey which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.

Five years ago (2015) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Spectre starring Daniel Craig and Christoph Waltz and directed by Sam Mendes

No. 1 and top total grossing: - Minions which had taken £47.1 Million over 16 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

No. 1 and Highest debut: - Saw 3D starring Tobin Bell and Costas Mandylor and directed by Kevin Greutert

Longest run: - Made In Dagenham which had been on the box office for 5 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Despicable Me which had taken £15.1 Million after 3 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

No. 1 movie: - Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £25.8 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Saw II directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and starring Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith which entered the box office at number 3.

Longest run: - Pride And Prejudice which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

No.1 movie: - Dinosaur which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 directed by Joe Berlinger and starring Kim Director and Jeffrey Donovan which entered the box office at number 3.

Longest run: - Hollow Man which had been on the box office for 5 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Billy Elliot which had taken £11.4 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

No.1 movie: - Pocahontas which had been at the top for 3 weeks.

Highest debut: - To Die For directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Nicole Kidman and Matt Dillon which entered the box office at number 3.

No. 1 and top total grossing: - Batman Forever which had taken £21 Million over 15 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

No. 1 movie: - Ghost which had been at the top for 5 weeks and with a total gross of £21.9 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Young Guns II directed by Geoff Murphy and starring Emilio Estevez and Kiefer Sutherland which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Hardware which had been on the box office for 5 weeks.